Smyrna times., 1887-01-19
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
THE steamer Iygert has resumed her
trips, going to Philadelphia on Monday
and returning to-day.
The Easton Gazette says that town
has "seven fool bachelors" How many
can thus be counted in Smyrna?
SPECIAL attention is called to thead-
vertisement of E. Beck-Overcoats at
cost, stock for sale and Offices for rent.
A. SEvIL at the corner store Clayton,
gives notice that he has reduced gen
eral merchandise to corn prices and |
closed his books from this date.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will |
meet Tuesday evening, January 25th,
at Mrs. E. J. Colts. A full attendance |
is requested, as business of Importance |
is to be transacted.
THE residence of the late Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Griffin, offered at public sale on
Saturday by Col. G. H. Raymond, agent |
for the heirs, was knocked off to Jas. F. |
Griffin, of Chicago, for 81 $50.
CHAs. G. BGHMLER, successor to |
Miss DOsch gives notice that he is ready
to serve the people with anything in his
line and will have constantly on hand
fresh confectiOnaries and foreign and
domestic fruits.
A FESTIVAL will be held in the chapel
of st. Peters Church tomorrow and
Friday evenings for the benefit of the
Sunday-school. The object is to raise
funds for the benefit of the school, and
a liberal patronage is asked.
THE approaching society event in
this town is the wedding of i. Irving
Handy, principal of the public schools,
and Miss Mary C., daughter of VIM. NJ.
Bell. The ceremony will be solemn
lied in the Smyrna M. E. Church at
P. M. on Tuesday next, the 25th inst.
WEEK before last the editor of the
Smyrna Record announced that Mr..
Justis, the new associate editor of the
ChestertOwn Transcript had written his
valedictOry, but by the last issue of
that paper we see that Mr.. Justis is
still at his post and just fairly getting
warmed in his new editorial seat.
Will the editor of the Record please
explain how this is?
MEssRs. LEWIS & PRICE are putting
in a large mixing machine in their
phosphate factory at Smyrna Landing
to dissolve bone, tankage, &c. Here
tOfore they have been doing it by hand,
but their business has grown beyond
this, and thus while adding to their
| facilities for good and increased work,
they are adding greatly to the health
and comfort of the manipulators.
On Saturday five men met accidently
in workshop to talk and warm them
selves by the fire, which called up the
question of their respective ages, which
were found to be "a, rs, 70, 63 and 60,
or when all sumed up together, 356
years. 1t was thought remarkable that
in an accidental meeting of five men
that it should have been by five who
could count so many mile stones.
ONE night last week a young me-
chanic, nightly attendant at the pro-
tracted meeting, fell asleep and
dreamed he was ironing a new carriage.
His sOmnambulic movement was no.
ticed for some time by young friend,
and when at last he touched his dill
gently moving arm, the young work
!
well chalked over with his plan for
commencing the work.
JOHN E. PHILLIPS, who was burnt
out by the fire three weeks ago, wishes
us to say that he will be back in his
old stand in two or three weeks with a
completely new stock of gentlemen's
furnishing goods and clothing. The
work on the stores occupied by Messrs.
Phillips and Winford is being pushed
forward rapidly, and the people will be
pleased to see these two business men
back again in their old places.
SEVENTEEN of our sportmen have
within the past week or two Joined the
Game Protective Association, and yes
terday in response 20 letter, o. B.
Voshell received a box containing IS
quails from North Carolina, which
were placed in Leonard Revis' house at
Duck Creek used for raising young
chickens until the cold weather is over.
Our spOrtsmen expect to let out
500 or 600 birds between now and the
Spring.
A MUSICAL ASSOCIATION has been
formed which is expected to comprise
some ten or twelve members, who have
a room for meeting over the store of G.
w. Gordon. They purpose getting an
organ as one of the instruments. VIM.
A. Cummins is the musical directorand
William II. Stevenson the leading cor
onetist. The larger number of the
members will be viOlinists. 1t is graf
, flying to see an increased attention
thus being given to orchestral music.
THE Philadelphia and Smyrna Trans.
portatiOn Company held their annual
stockholders meeting in this town yes.
terday. A dividend of eight (8) pei
cent. was declared payable on demand
and the following board of Directors
was elected to serve the ensuing year
viz: John H. HOfecker, Isaac r. Stats
John E. Tygert, B. Frank Truax anG
2 w. G. Pierce. At a subsequent meet
Ing of the Directors, ]. E. Tygert wa:
elected President and A. E. Jardine
> Secretary and Treasurer.
THE Town Commissioners granted
the Citizens Hose Company No. l tn,
room in the Town Hall adjoining tn,
engine house, and at a meeting O
] the company on Monday night it wa
accepted and a committee of seven wa
appointed to put it in order. At tn,
{ same meeting Geo. NJ. Stevenson, E
e Thomas Clayton and Elmer z. Taylo
e were made directors, in accOrdanc,
: with provision of the constitution ant
bylaws recently adopted. 1t was ais
9 decided to have the Hose Company in
n cOrpOrated, and a bill has been sen
down to the Legislature this week b,
Speaker ] r COliins for thiq DurDoee
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